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Richard Fleischer

Richard Fleischer

Director

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Richard O. Fleischer (December 8, 1916 – March 25, 2006) was an American film director. Fleischer was born in Brooklyn, the son of Essie (née Goldstein) and animator/producer Max Fleischer. After graduating from Brown University, he went to Yale School of Drama, where he met his future wife, Mary Dickson. His film career began in 1942 at the RKO studio, directing shorts, documentaries, and compilations of forgotten silent features. Fleischer moved to Los Angeles and was assigned his first feature, Child of Divorce (1946). In 1954, he was chosen by Walt Disney (his father's former rival as a cartoon producer) to direct 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea starring Kirk Douglas. In 1955 Fox signed Fleischer to a long term contract. He would work for that studio for the next fifteen years. His first film under his new contract with Fox was The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing (1955). Kirk Douglas hired Fleischer to make The Vikings (1958), which was another big hit. He then moved to Paris where he directed two stories for Darryl F. Zanuck starring Greco. Fleischer then signed a contract with Dino de Laurentiis to make Barabbas (1962). Back in Hollywood, Richard Zanuck had become head of production at Fox and offered Fleischer Fantastic Voyage (1966). It was a success and resurrected his Hollywood career. Che! (1969), a biopic of Che Guevera that starred Omar Sharif, was an expensive flop, as was an account of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970). This was his last film for 20th Century Fox. Fleischer travelled to England, where he directed an acclaimed thriller, 10 Rillington Place. See No Evil (1971) with Mia Farrow was another thriller. In Hollywood, he made The New Centurions (1972). At MGM, he made a science-fiction film, Soylent Green (1973), with Charlton Heston. He was reunited with De Laurentiis for the popular, if controversial, Mandingo (1975). The Prince and the Pauper (1977) was a version of the Mark Twain novel that featured Heston, Harrison and Scott in its cast. Fleischer was then hired on Ashanti (1979), starring Michael Caine, which turned out to be a flop. Tough Enough (1983) was about the Toughman Contest starring Dennis Quaid. He made three more for de Laurentiis. His final theatrical feature was Million Dollar Mystery (1987). Fleischer was chairman of Fleischer Studios, which today handles the licensing of Betty Boop and Koko the Clown. In June 2005, he released his memoirs of his father's career in Out of the Inkwell: Max Fleischer and the Animation Revolution. Fleischer's 1993 autobiography, Just Tell Me When to Cry, described his many difficulties with actors, writers and producers. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard O. Fleischer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born: December 8, 1916 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Died: March 25, 2006 (Age 89)

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Richard Fleischer  Movies & TV Credits

Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
Movie
7
ActorSelf2005
Movie
7.7
ActorSelf – Interviewee2010
Movie
6.9
ActorSelf1995
Movie
6.1
ActorSelf2004
Movie
7.2
ActorSelf2003
TV Show
7.4
ActorSelf
1 Episode
1987-1987
Short Film
5
ActorDirector1945
Short Film
5.6
ActorSelf1973
Movie
5.4
ActorSelf2004
Movie
5.8
Actorself1997
Movie
7.6
DirectingDirector1971
Movie
7.3
DirectingDirector1954
Movie
4.4
DirectingDirector1983
Movie
5.1
DirectingDirector1953
Movie
6.7
DirectingDirector1950
Movie
5.5
DirectingDirector1979
Movie
5.8
DirectingDirector1956
Movie
5.6
DirectingDirector1947
Movie
6.8
DirectingDirector1961
Movie
6.4
DirectingDirector1956
Movie
6.3
DirectingDirector1948
Movie
4.6
DirectingDirector1969
Movie
6.3
DirectingDirector1946
Movie
7.5
DirectingDirector1959
Movie
5.7
DirectingDirector1984
Movie
6.4
DirectingDirector1960
Movie
6
DirectingDirector1977
Movie
6.1
DirectingDirector1967
Movie
6.9
DirectingDirector1966
Movie
6.3
DirectingDirector1949
Movie
6.8
DirectingDirector1951
Movie
6.5
DirectingDirector1975
Movie
4.9
DirectingDirector1987
Movie
6.9
DirectingDirector1974
Movie
4.9
DirectingDirector1985
Movie
6.5
DirectingDirector1971
Movie
6.1
DirectingDirector1948
Movie
7.1
DirectingDirector1973
Movie
5.6
DirectingDirector1961
Movie
7.1
DirectingDirector1968
Movie
6.3
DirectingDirector1949
Movie
6
DirectingDirector1973
Movie
6.2
DirectingDirector1955
Movie
6.5
DirectingDirector1952
Movie
5.3
DirectingDirector1976
Movie
6.1
DirectingDirector1980
Movie
6.5
DirectingDirector1971
Movie
7.7
DirectingDirector1952
Movie
7.1
DirectingDirector1972
Movie
6.4
DirectingDirector, Producer1974
Movie
7.2
DirectingDirector1958
Movie
6.1
DirectingDirector1959
Movie
7.6
DirectingDirector1970
Movie
5.3
DirectingDirector1983
Movie
6.2
DirectingDirector1949
Movie
6.8
DirectingDirector1955
Movie
5
DirectingDirector1949
Movie
6
DirectingDirector1948
Short Film
5.6
DirectingDirector1944
Short Film
6.1
DirectingDirector1989
Short Film
6.6
CrewCreative Consultant1989
Short Film
6.1
DirectingDirector1947
Short Film
5
DirectingDirector, Producer, Writer1945
Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
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